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Chiho Watanabe Department of Human Ecology, University of Tokyo 080912 In search of Sustainable Well-being 1

Human ecology - understanding human populations in [respective] ecological context. Procurement of food, reproduction, and degradation (contamination) of environment, as well as resultant status including nutritional status, health, demographic structure have been our major topics. Toxicology – my own background 2

� major changes in our life major changes in our life- -style style � � health as a goal health as a goal � � what kind of health matters? what kind of health matters? � � sustainability in the context of environmental sustainability in the context of environmental � health health � adaptation to sustainable world adaptation to sustainable world � 3

Food production (agriculture) industrialization Source: Ohtsuka et al. (2002 ） “Jinrui-seitaigaku” [Human ecology] 4

Hunter-gatherers population industrialized farmers C.C=K time 5

Source: Simmons, 1989 6

� Not the goal Not the goal � � then, what is the goal? then, what is the goal? � � to establish a sustainable society to establish a sustainable society � � then, what should be sustained? then, what should be sustained? � 7

� What should be sustained What should be sustained – – not so much discussed not so much discussed � >> basis of mitigation planning >> basis of mitigation planning � Why Human health is important? Why Human health is important? � Resource for vital economy, basis for resilience of Resource for vital economy, basis for resilience of • • the society the society a component of well- -being being a component of well • • positive and equitable human experience is the core of sustainability …. Health is one of its component (McMichael, 2006) an integrated consequence of climate change; i.e., an integrated consequence of climate change; i.e., • • environment & ecosystem environment & ecosystem Once lost, huge cost to restore Once lost, huge cost to restore • • 8

� AR4 WG2 Chap.8 AR4 WG2 Chap.8 “ “Human Health Human Health” ” � � current situation current situation � � Heat wave/cold wave; flood/wind/storm; drought/nutrition; wat Heat wave/cold wave; flood/wind/storm; drought/nutrition; water er � and diseases (diarrhea); air quality and diseases (ozone pollution); ion); and diseases (diarrhea); air quality and diseases (ozone pollut air- -borne allergens (e.g., pollen) borne allergens (e.g., pollen) air � future trends future trends � � “ “the use of scenarios to explore future effects of climate change the use of scenarios to explore future effects of climate change � …. is . is at an early stage of development at an early stage of development” ” … � key factors that affect the future trend of health key factors that affect the future trend of health – – � * ageing ageing of populations, of populations, urbanization urbanization in developing countries, in developing countries, * economic growth (with negative effects (with negative effects - - increased social stress and increased social stress and economic growth environmental degradation) environmental degradation) � diarrhea in developing countries: 2 diarrhea in developing countries: 2- -5% increase by 2020; 5% increase by 2020; � malaria (region dependent); Dengue 5- -6B at risk in 2080 6B at risk in 2080 malaria (region dependent); Dengue 5 9

“Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Millennium Ecosystem Assessment” ” (2005, UN) “ (2005, UN) - Health synthesis [summary] - Health synthesis [summary] � Ecosystem services: Ecosystem services: water, food, timber/fiber/fuel, biological water, food, timber/fiber/fuel, biological � products (e.g., medicine), nutrient and waste, infectious disease e products (e.g., medicine), nutrient and waste, infectious diseas regulation, cultural/spiritual/recrea- -tional services, climate tional services, climate regulation, cultural/spiritual/recrea regulation regulation � Risk of irreversible/non Risk of irreversible/non- -linear change linear change in ecosystem in ecosystem → → � catastrophic effect on health may occur catastrophic effect on health may occur � future scenarios: future scenarios: � global/regional * reactive/proactive to ecosystem change = 4 global/regional * reactive/proactive to ecosystem change = 4 scenarios … …. . scenarios all scenarios → → increasing consumption of ecosystem service, increasing consumption of ecosystem service, all scenarios loss of diversity, degradation of ecosystem services loss of diversity, degradation of ecosystem services 10

� Reviewed Reviewed – – 8 studies with 31 scenarios 8 studies with 31 scenarios � Only 15% of scenario – – touched health (Marten and Huyen, 2003) Only 15% of scenario touched health � Why such small attention? Why such small attention? � � difficulty difficulty – – uncertainty ( uncertainty ( Marten & Huyen, 2003; McMichael � Marten & Huyen, 2003; McMichael ) >> systematic inventory needed 2008 ) >> systematic inventory needed 2008 � future health scenario [stage of health transition] future health scenario [stage of health transition] � major drivers for health – – found in the scenarios found in the scenarios major drivers for health � medical technology medical technology � emergent and re- -emergent infectious diseases emergent infectious diseases � emergent and re � sustainable health � sustainable health � 11

WHO (1948, update proposed 1999): Health is a dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity When “ “sustainability sustainability” ” is discussed, health should also When is discussed, health should also refer to subsequent (future) generations as well as refer to subsequent (future) generations as well as ecosystems. ecosystems. Individual health Individual health Population health Population health Ecological [view on] health Ecological [view on] health 12

� within individual or within a population within individual or within a population � - valuation by the individual or the population e.g., valuation by the individual or the population e.g., - irrigation – – infectious diseases (mosquito, snail) infectious diseases (mosquito, snail) irrigation � between populations between populations � - discussion among all the stakeholders (MEA) (if future generations- - ??) ??) (if future generations � with ecosystems with ecosystems � DDT, biomass fuel - - food, biomass fuel food, biomass fuel - - respiratory respiratory DDT, biomass fuel disease (developing country) disease (developing country) 13

Inequity in health What kind of health matters? B1: Traditional populations (e.g.,Yanomami, !Kung, Turukana) B4: Modern-day populations (e.g., Japan, USA, UK, Sweden) （ sources: Stinson et al. (2000) Human Biology: and Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives, Fig 13.1)

� Environmental health Environmental health � dealing with the effect of “ “environmental factors environmental factors” ” on on � dealing with the effect of � human health human health � env env factors factors … …. . Biological, Biological, physical, physical, chemical: chemical: � purely social, psychological factors or purely purely social, psychological factors or purely genetic health conditions may not be covered genetic health conditions may not be covered � increasing impact of human activity on such increasing impact of human activity on such � environmental factors environmental factors � Similarity Similarity - - � human activity > environment > society/health human activity > environment > society/health 15

� DALY = disability-adjusted life years (no disability=0 Most severe = 1) � Substantial contribution of environmental factors � Quarter of deaths from environmental are avoidable (WHO, 2007) � Disease burden of climate change 0.4% of total burden in yr of 2000 (WHO) Source: Young (2005) “Population health” 16

� Hunter Hunter- -gatherers gatherers � � Agriculture Agriculture � � Urban society (prior to industrialization) Urban society (prior to industrialization) � � Industrialized society Industrialized society � � Data Data – – � observation of contemporary hunter- -gatherer gatherer observation of contemporary hunter populations, populations, “paleopathology paleopathology” ” (bone, soft tissues, excreta) (bone, soft tissues, excreta) “ Sources: based on Mascie Mascie- -Taylor Taylor (1993), (1993), McEroy McEroy & & Townsent Townsent (1996), (1996), Diesendorf Diesendorf & Hamilton & Hamilton Sources: based on (2000) (2000) 17